# Kalkrand

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Village in Namibia

Kalkrand Khoekhoe: ǃHanās Village Aerial view of Kalkrand (2019) Kalkrand Coordinates: 24°04′S 17°35′E / 24.067°S 17.583°E / -24.067; 17.583 Country Namibia Population (2023)[1] • Total 1,602 Time zone UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) Climate BWh

**Kalkrand** is a village in the [Hardap Region](/source/Hardap_Region) of southern central [Namibia](/source/Namibia). It had 1,602 inhabitants in 2023.

## Geography

Kalkrand is situated between [Rehoboth](/source/Rehoboth%2C_Namibia) and [Mariental](/source/Mariental%2C_Namibia) on the national road [B1](/source/B1_road_(Namibia)).[2][3] The village features a petrol station, schools, a police station and a public clinic. The inhabitants mainly live from small livestock and cattle farming.

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Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2011 830 — 2023 1,602 +5.63% Source:[1]

## Politics

Kalkrand is governed by a village council that has five seats.[4]

The [2015 local authority election](/source/Namibian_local_and_regional_elections%2C_2015) was won by the [SWAPO](/source/SWAPO) party which gained four seats (399 votes). The remaining seat went to the [Rally for Democracy and Progress](/source/Rally_for_Democracy_and_Progress_(Namibia)) (RDP) which obtained 121 votes).[5] The [2020 local authority election](/source/2020_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections) was won by the newly formed [Landless People's Movement](/source/Landless_People's_Movement_(Namibia)) (LPM) which scored well all over Hardap. LPM gained 312 votes and two seats, followed by SWAPO, also with two seats (234 votes). The likewise new [Independent Patriots for Change](/source/Independent_Patriots_for_Change) (IPC) won 97 votes and the remaining village council seat.[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nsa2023_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nsa2023_1-1) ["4.5 Population by town and census years (2011 and 2023)"](https://nsa.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2023-Population-and-Housing-Census-Main-Report-28-Oct-2024.pdf) (PDF). *Namibia 2023 - Population and Housing Census. Main Report*. [Namibia Statistics Agency](/source/Namibia_Statistics_Agency). pp. 33–34. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sasman, Catherine (16 September 2011). ["Kalkrand council mired in controversy"](http://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2011/september/article/kalkrand-council-mired-in-controversy/). *[The Namibian](/source/The_Namibian)*.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kalkrand"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110909113326/http://www.southernnamibia.com/kalkrand.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.southernnamibia.com/kalkrand.htm) on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Know Your Local Authority". *Election Watch*. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Local elections results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194328/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0). [Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia). 28 November 2015. p. 2. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0) on 10 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162938/https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf) (PDF). [Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia). 29 November 2020. p. 2. Archived from [the original](https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf) (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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